The two lackeys sent by Brother Long dropped Father Fang and Mother Fang and bolted. Ye Zhao wanted to call them back for a drink of water, but they ran faster than rabbits, as if there were evil ghosts chasing them and they would lose their lives if they were a second late.
Ye Zhao: ...
Speechless, she wasn't some unreasonable, world-dominating powerhouse. If everyone just cooperated, she wouldn't go around hacking people.
Ye Zhao was actually quite pleased with the arrival of Father Fang and Mother Fang. Ye Mingtian's escape was within her expectations, but she wasn't in a hurry. Now that Ye Mingtian had lost the protection of Boss Ye of the Ye Family, and Cui Xuanzhou didn't seem inclined to shield her, catching her was only a matter of time.
As for Father Fang and Mother Fang, she knew their characters all too well. She couldn't be bothered to listen to their nonsense, so she didn't have them untied. She didn't even pull the rags out of their mouths, simply forcing them to kneel alongside Ye Mingtian—letting them kneel until they had one foot in the grave before worrying about anything else.
The original owner's life in the Fang Family had been miserable; she was beaten from childhood to adulthood, and being forced to kneel was a daily occurrence. If it weren't for the fact that the original owner studied well and could secure generous scholarships, she probably wouldn't have even finished middle school before being sold off for a bride price. Now, she would let them taste what it was like to be oppressed, to kneel until they begged for death but couldn't find it!
However, they couldn't endure it for long. After all, they weren't here as guests to pay their respects. Kneeling directly on